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Hospital Friends (Taunton) Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Previous officers 9

  1. John David Palmer 2017-2021 Director View profile
  2. Pauline Joan Hellar 2012-2014 Director View profile
  3. Michael Edward Fry 1998-2023 Director View profile
  4. Basil Gordon Thornton Adams 1994-2014 Director View profile
  5. Peter Hayne Kilby 2012 Director View profile
  6. Pauline Joan Helliar 1994 Director View profile
  7. Jacqueline Helen Booth 2008-2022 Secretary View profile
  8. Susan Anne Ewan 1996-2008 Secretary View profile
  9. Margaret Kathleen Pegge 1996 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
16/11/1990
Also a registered charity
League of Friends Musgrove Park Hospital

Ownership

Owned by (3) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

  • Susan Ewan
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06
  • Colin Hawkins
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2022-01-11 - confirmed: also a director of this company
  • Michael Edward Fry ceased 2022-01-11
    25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 - confirmed: also a director of this company

Group

  1. Hospital Friends (Taunton) Limited is controlled by Susan Ewan
    Evidence
    active 25-50% shares, 25-50% voting · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by Susan Ewan.

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Financials

Total assets
£27,922
Cash
£130,655
Employees
6
Turnover
Not reported (small or micro-entity accounts)

Filed as Full accounts (audit exempt).

Figures from accounts filed at Companies House (iXBRL), period ending 2025-01-31. Where turnover is absent, small and micro-entity accounts are not required to report it, so it is not shown as zero.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

7 directors on the board

7.6y median 6.8y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
0
left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Hospitality 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving directors could step down together
  • No director brings board experience from anywhere else
  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: succession planning for long-tenured seats; a director with board experience elsewhere.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
02559526
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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